Weather data and insights is a huge business. IBM paid an estimated $2 billion for The Weather Company in 2015. In 2013, in the agriculture world, Monsanto purchased Climate Corporation for $930 million to get better weather data for crop insurance. … [Read more...]
Gyrfalcon and a cluster of new AI chips for the edge
There is a gold rush under way, this time in chips trying to optimize for artificial intelligence. Google and Apple have both built custom silicon for the job, while an entire range of startups are trying to serve up a more efficient way of running … [Read more...]
Whelp, it’s the end of 2018 and here’s a new IoT platform
One of the challenges associated with building an IoT platform is figuring out how to differentiate yourself from the hundreds (yes, hundreds) of other platforms out there. Pycom, which makes several boards that connect to the internet, has decided … [Read more...]
This new chip startup wants to harvest RF for power
One of the biggest things standing in the way of the internet of things is batteries. Billions of sensors require billions of batteries, and those batteries will require people to change them. Surprisingly, energy-harvesting technology hasn't come … [Read more...]
Lacuna is bringing the internet of things to space
In the last few weeks, several companies have announced plans to build IoT networks using satellites and a variety of networking technologies. For example, Amazon is working with Iridium to launch a network using traditional satellite radios to … [Read more...]
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